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From: "The Cook's" <>
Subject: Re: [RHEA-L] Rhea list
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 10:10:12 -0700
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Dear Madge, I know how frustrating it can be when others tell you without
even giving it a thought that its "impossible" for this name to be related
in any way~!!
I have Ray - Rae also and as time goes on will not be surprized to find many
other spellings of this surname. My Ray family came out of Roanoke County,
Virginia into Daviess County, Missouri where they married into the MALLORY
and KELSO families. I am also on the ETHINGTON list...try the variations of
that
name....even with research done by professionals, something as far-flung as
ADENTON has been documented as a "misspelling" of Ethington.
I hope you will continue to stick with this list and also join the RAY list.
Good Luck in whatever you decide to do...Marie Lewis-Cook-Cooke-Koch

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Subject: [RHEA-L] Rhea list


> Pat,
> I have been subscribed to the Rhea list for a long time. But now I am
going
> to unsubscribe. My oldest known ancestor was Lindsey Rhea from Scott Co.
Va
> who moved to Pike Co. KY after 1825. His family were listed as 'Rhea', on
> the 1850 Pike Co. Census. But for some reason, the spelling was changed to
> RAY after that time. I have saw many discusons on this list that says
that
> these two spellings are from different lines, but I have documentented
proof,
> (wills, land deeds, marriage records, and census) that at least with my
line
> and all of their many ancestors, that the RHEA and RAY families are from
the
> same line.
>
> I belive that Lindsey's father was John Watson? Rhea, Sr. and that he was
a
> brother or son of Joseph Rhea in Scott Co., VA. They probably were in
> Franklin Co. at one time, also in NC and TN.
>
> I thought of joining one of the Ray lists, but since I am looking for
RHEAS
> from 1700 on back, I don't think that would help me. I really hate to see
> all of the problems that people have with the spelling of a name. I am
> convinced that they are all from the same root. Whether it was from
> illiteratecy, second party mistakes, or for intentional reasons, there was
> indeed a spelling change. I have also seen family members spelled RAE,
WRAY,
> and RHAY. I hope that someday we can all get together on this family and
> forget the little distractions, like how a name is spelled.
>
> Please send me the 'unsubscribe' instructions, since I have long ago, lost
> them.
>
> Madge Ray
>
>
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